Resources from Who Rules America (retrieved on September 5):
  • An Internet Guide to Power Structure ResearchVal Burris of the University of Oregon maintains this excellent collection of power research Web links and off-line resources.
  • Class ActionAn on-line resource center on class issues in the U.S., providing individuals and organizations with the tools and resources to work on eliminating classism.
  • Class MattersA New York Times special section about the ways that class -- defined as a combination of income, education, wealth, and occupation -- influences life in American society.
  • Open SecretsUse this free site, from the Center for Responsive Politics, to search for individuals and corporations that made political contributions in the last few election cycles.
  • They RuleGraphically explore linkages between board members of major corporations in the United States. Excellent and free.
  • Fiat Pax: Who Controls Higher Education in America?Includes a database containing biographical information on the university directorate, as well as an analysis of corporate power and influence through a vast network that meshes with the university systems' highest levels of governance.
  • The Corporate LibraryAn independent research firm providing corporate governance & board member interlock data, for a fee.
  • A Relative Advantage: Sociology of the San Francisco Bohemian ClubA 1994 doctoral dissertation about the Bohemian Grove by Peter Martin Phillips of Sonoma State University.

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